Reflection nebula

/rɪˈflɛkʃən ˈnɛbjələ/ noun

Definition

A cloud of interstellar dust that appears blue because it scatters light from nearby stars, with shorter blue wavelengths scattered more efficiently than longer red wavelengths. These nebulae do not emit their own light but simply reflect and scatter starlight from embedded or nearby stars.

Etymology

From Latin 'reflectere' (to bend back) and 'nebula' (cloud), coined in the early 20th century when astronomers realized some nebulae showed stellar spectra rather than emission lines. The term emphasizes the physical process of light scattering rather than atomic emission.

Kelly Says

Reflection nebulae are blue for the same reason Earth's sky is blue - Rayleigh scattering! The tiny dust grains preferentially scatter blue light, creating some of the most beautiful blue clouds in space, like the ghostly wisps around the Pleiades star cluster.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መሳሪያ ነብላ
mesari-ya ne-bla
ARالعربية
سحابة انعكاس
saḥābat inʿkāas
BNবাংলা
প্রতিবিম্বিত নক্ষত্র
pro-ti-bim-bhit nak-shtr
CACatalà
nebulosa de reflexió
neh-BOO-lo-sah deh reh-flek-see-oh
CSČeština
odrazná mlhovina
oh-drazh-na ml-ho-vee-na
DADansk
reflektionsnebula
reflek-tsee-oh-neh-boo-la
DEDeutsch
Reflexionsnebel
REH-flek-see-oh-neh-bel
ELΕλληνικά
νεφέλη αντανακλάσης
neh-fe-li an-ta-na-kla-sis
ESEspañol
nebulosa de reflexión
neh-BOO-lo-sah deh reh-flek-SYOHN
FAفارسی
ابری انعکاسی
abari-e ane-khasi
FISuomi
heijastusnebula
hei-jas-tuh-neh-boo-la
FRFrançais
nébuleuse de réflexion
neh-byoo-lez deh reh-flek-see-OHN
GUGU
प्रતિબિંબિત તારા
prathibimbhit taara
HAHA
wataƙin ruwa
wa-ta-kin roo-wa
HEעברית
ערפל השתקפות
ar-fel ha-she-ta-kuf-et
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिबिंबित तारामंडल
prathibimbhit taara-maṇḍal
HUMagyar
reflexiósköd
reh-flek-see-oh-skod
IDBahasa Indonesia
nebula refleksi
neh-BOO-la reh-fleksi
IGIG
nebula akpụrụ
neh-BOO-la ak-poo-roo
ITItaliano
nebulosa riflessa
neh-BOO-lo-sah ree-fless-ah
JA日本語
反射星雲
はんしゃせいうん
KKKK
ашулы сәуле
a-shuly sa-wle
KMKM
ស្អាតនិងបន្ទាប់
s'a-at-ning ban-taap
KO한국어
반사성운
ban-sa-seong-un
MRMR
प्रतिबिंबित तारा
prathibimbhit taara
MSBahasa Melayu
nebula pantulan
neh-BOO-la pan-tu-lan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်လွှမ်းတဲ့ နက္ပတ္တ
pyan-lwe-shwe-te ne-kat-ta
NLNederlands
reflectienevel
reh-flek-tee-eh-neh-vel
NONorsk
refleksjonsnebula
reflek-syohn-neh-boo-la
PAPA
ਪ੍ਰતિਬਿੰਬિਤ ਤਾਰਾ
prathibimbhit taara
PLPolski
mgławica odbiciowa
mgław-i-tsa od-bi-tsew-ah
PTPortuguês
nebulosa de reflexão
neh-BOO-lo-sah deh reh-flek-SAO
RORomână
nebuloasă de reflexie
neh-boo-lo-sah deh reh-flek-see-eh
RUРусский
туман отражения
too-man oh-trah-zheniya
SVSvenska
reflektionsnebula
reflek-tsee-oh-neh-boo-la
SWKiswahili
wingu la kutafakari
win-goo la koo-ta-fa-ka-ree
TAதமிழ்
திசைமாறும் நட்சத்திரம்
thi-sai-maa-rum nak-shat-tram
TEతెలుగు
ప్రతిబింబిత నక్షత్రం
prathibimbita naksh-tram
THไทย
เมฆสะท้อน
mek sat-ton
TLTL
nebula ng pag-aan
neh-BOO-la ng pag-aan
TRTürkçe
yansıma bulutu
yan-sha-ma buh-luh-tu
UKУкраїнська
відбивна хмара
vid-byvna khmara
URاردو
عکسِ تاروں کا گھومنا
ak-si taaron ka ghoomna
VITiếng Việt
khung mây phản chiếu
khung may phan-chieu
YOYO
nebula iṣẹ-ṣẹ
neh-BOO-la ee-she-she
ZH中文
反射星云
fǎn fǎ xīng yún
ZUZU
inkundla ye-nqum
in-kun-dla ye-n-kum

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